Kim Kyung Ju (born July 14, 1976) is a South Korean poet and performance artist.

Life

Kim Kyung Ju was born in

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Jeollanam-do South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...

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and studied Philosophy at

Sogang University Sogang University (SU, Hangul: 서강대학교 Hanja: 西江大學校, literally "West River University") is one of the most prestigious private research universities in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1960 by the Wisconsin Province of ...

He made his formal debut in 2003 in the

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Spring Literary Contest. While he started out as a "classic" poet, he has changed his focus to performance poetry, theater, musicals and independent films. His first book of poetry, ''I Am A Season That Does Not Exist In This World'', was published in 2006 and made waves in the literary world, selling over ten thousand copies.

Work

Kim Kyung Ju's poems frequently feature a narrator who wanders ceaselessly. Like nomads, the narrators of his poems refuse to settle down and enjoy exploring the limits of freedom. In the midst of this fluid journey, they sense the deep essence of life. Kim strives to preserve poetry in a world that has turned its back on it. He seeks to overcome the crisis that poetry faces today by interacting with other art forms. To that end, he not only writes poetry but is also deeply interested in performances and events, such as exhibitions and book concerts. With his experience in diverse cultural activities including theater, musicals and independent films, he is working hard to enable smooth communication between young authors and their readers by organizing literary festivals. His first book, ''I Am A Season That Does Not Exist In This World'', is currently being translated into English. Excerpts from the book will or have appeared in prominent American literary journals and magazines such as ''Boston Review
Guernica
', ''Hayden's Ferry Review'', ''Fairy Tale Review'', ''Spork'', and ''

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Works in Korean (Partial)

Poetry Collections *''I Am A Season That Does Not Exist In This World'' (''Na-neun i sesang-e eops-neun gyejeol-ida'' 2006) *''Epitaph'' (''Gidam'' 2008)

Awards

Kim Soo-young Kim Suyeong was a Korean poet. Life Kim Soo-young (1921–1968) was a Korean poet and translator whose poetry explored love and freedom as poetic and political ideals. Kim was born in Gwancheol-dong, Seoul on November 27, 1921. After gradua ...

Literary Award (2009)Winning poem: http://minumsa.com/blog/17872/ * Today's Young Artist Award - Literature section (2009)

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References

External links

Kim Kyung-ju's Facebook Page

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